Thill-tug



m Model) B lJ AURAN'D THILL TUG.

Patented Jan. 2, 18831.

v UNITED STATESI BALERA J. AURAND, or MANSFIELD, AssiGNoR F ONEBALF To HALSEY PATENT OFFICE.

H. RUDD, OF GLEVELANDpOHIO.

THILL-TUG.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,989, dated January 2, 1883.V

i Application led August 20, 1881. Renewed J une 1, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that I, BALERA J. AURAND, of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Thill-Tugs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improved thilltug for shafts; and it consists in the novel :o construction and assemblage of the parts com'- posing same, as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed outin the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side view, Fig. 21s an edge view, and Fig. `3is a central vertical section, of the thillltug. Figs; 4., 5, 6, 7, and 8 are detached views, illustrating the construction 'of the different parts of the thill in derail, and hereinafter referred to by letter. zo A denotes the core of the thilltng, which consists of a piece of metaleither cast into or otherwise given the proper form. The outer surface ot' core A Will .preferablybe dat, and its inner surface beveled or rounded; but this 25 is not essential to the successful production ot' the-article. lThe ends ot'- the corel A are threaded, as shown, and at its center is hung the loop B. That part of the core upon which the loop hangs is squared, so that the lutter, 3v which has an aperture of corresponding form, cannot turn or become loose. Upon the core A are placed the pieces of leather, Wood, rubber, or other material, D, a sufficient number being employed to cover the entire surface of the core up to the lower portion ot its threaded ends a. The pieces D will preferably be strung upon the c'ore A and pressedV closely together, so as to form a rm covering, and after being secured bythe cap E, as hereinafter specified, 4o are cut or trimmed to the desiredsize orform,

according to the Wish of the n'lanufacturer. After the pieces D have been placed upon the core A, the cap Eis inserted by means of the holes b upon the threaded ends a, and the nuts dapplied for retaining the saine in place. The

cap E will preferably be of cast metal, having the holes b in its flat base, the corresponding grooves, e, at its upper rounded edges for the reception of the buckle, and the threaded apertures fin its ends in order to receive the screws 5o h, which secure the other parts of the thill in place. YAfter the cap E has been secured `in position by the nuts d, as aforesaid, the buckle m and box-loop n are applied and effectually held in proper relation to each other by the nie- 5 5 tallic strip H, which is first passed over the tongue of the buckle, the latter being then settled into the grooves e, after which the boX- loop n is inserted over-the long end'of the strip H, andthe whole secured in place, substan- 6o tially in the manner shown, by the screws h.

The thill tug thus produced is strong and durable, is quickly and easily made, and is not liable to get out of order.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A thill-tug consisting of the core A, having ends c and a covering of rubber, leather, or other material', the cap E, secured upon said ends, and the strip H, holding the buckle andl 7o strap-loop in place, substantially as specified.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing irnprovement in shaftfthills, as above described,

I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of June, 1881.

BALERA J. AURAND.

Witnesses:

D. S. LEITER, A. A. WILSON. 

